EU urges UK to raise tariffs on Chinese cars, FT reports

Brussels has urged Britain to raise tariffs on Chinese cars and align more closely with European Union trade policy to prevent Chinese manufacturers from bypassing EU trade barriers through the UK, the Financial Times reported on Friday. According to the report, EU officials told British Prime Minister Andy Burnham that closer alignment with the bloc’s trade rules would help Britain avoid restrictions under the EU’s proposed “Made in Europe” policy. The FT report, citing two people familiar with the matter, said the EU’s preferred solution would be for Britain to join the bloc’s customs union. An EU official told the…